Side reining horse bit



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United Sitates Patent SIDE REINING HORSE BIT William 0. Love, Andover, Ohio Application September 7, 1956, Serial No. 608,520

1 Claim. (Cl. 54-71) This invention relates to bridle bits, and more particularly to a :bridle bit of the side reining type.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved side reining horse bit intended for use to correct the tendency of a horse to move to one side, the improved bit being simple in construction, being adjustable so that it may be used to correct side reining on either side, and being highly effective in causing an animal with which it is employed to maintain its head straight.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved bridle bit for use in correcting the tendency of a horse to move to one side, the bit being inexpensive to manufacture, being durable in construction, and being easy to adjust.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claim, and from the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top view of an improved bridle bit constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the bridle bit shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side view of the bridle bit of Figures 1 and 2, partly in cross section.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of the bridle bit, similar to Figure l, but showing the cheek arm mounted on the left side of the bridle bit, instead of the right side.

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of a horses head illustrating the manner in which the improved bridle bit of Figures 1 to 6 is employed to correct the tendency of the horse to move his head to the right.

Referring to the drawings, 11 generally designates an improved bridle bit according to this invention, said bridle bit comprising a transversely extending mouthpiece bar 12 provided at its opposite ends with rein rings 13, 14, which are pivotally connected to eye loops 15 and 16 formed in the ends of the mouthpiece bar 12.

The mouthpiece bar 12 is integrally formed at its intermediate portion with a sleeve member 17, and threaded through the mid portion of the mouthpiece bar 12 opposite the sleeve member 17 is a clamping screw 18.

Designated at 19 is a generally L-shaped cheek arm having the shank portion 20 which is slidably engageable in the sleeve member 17 and having the arcuately curved cheek engaging element 21 disposed adjacent the min ring 14, in the arrangement of cheek bar 19 shown in Figures 1 to 5. The element 21 is provided with a covering 22 of suitable yieldable material, such as sponge rubber, or the like, to prevent discomfort to the animal by contact therewith.

The end of the shank portion 20 is formed with a plurality of longitudinally spaced recesses 23 on its inner side, namely, on the side thereof opposite that from which the cheek-engaging element 21 extends, as shown in Figure 5, the recesses 23 being adapted to respectively receive the clamping screw 18. Thus, the clamping screw 18 may be engaged in a selected recess 23, so as to lock the cheek arm 19 in a position of adjustment whereby the cheek-engaging element 21 is preferably adjacent to the side of a horses head, as shown in Figure 7, to correct any tendency of the horse to move its head laterally toward that side. As will be readily apparent, if it is desired to employ the device to correct side reining at the opposite side, the cheek arm 19 may be disengaged from the sleeve 17 and reversed in position, as shown in Figure 6, so that the cheek-engaging element 21 is disposed adjacent the bridle ring 13 instead of adjacent the bridle ring 14.

While a specific embodiment of an improved bridle bit has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it is understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art.

Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

In a bridle bit, a transversely extending mouthpiece bar, rein rings pivotally connected to the opposite ends of the mouthpiece bar, a sleeve member rigidly secured to the intermediate portion of said mouthpiece bar, a generally L-shaped cheek arm engaged in said sleeve member and extending toward one end of said mouthpiece bar, and a clamping screw threaded through said mouthpiece bar and extending into said sleeve member, said screw detachably securing said cheek arm in said sleeve member, said cheek arm being formed with a plurality of spaced recesses, each adapted to receive the end of said clamping screw to secure the cheek arm in adjusted position relative to said mouthpiece bar.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 159,527 Stevens Feb. 9, 1875 408,705 Gerald Aug. 13, 1889 2,500,312 Gliha Mar. 14, 1950 

